Reba McEntire Is The New Colonel Sanders And People Are Conflicted

When I think of fried chicken, I think Colonel Sanders. And Colonel Sanders is the epitome of manly ruggedness, with his bolo tie, white linen suit, tiny mustache, and old Southern manners. So, it's a bit confusing for some that his characters is now being played by Reba McEntire in drag.

It's not clear if Reba is permanently on the job, or if she's just there to promote their new flavor Smoky Mountain BBQ, but this version of the Colonel sure throws a helluva hoedown.

"Nothing to see here, folks. Nope, nothin’ at all. Just the same old Colonel with a new flavor of fried chicken," writes KFC's official account.

Nothing to see here, folks. Nope, nothin’ at all. Just the same old Colonel with a new flavor of fried chicken. pic.twitter.com/ju2omd07OC

But not everyone is down with a woman Colonel Sanders. Is it sexism? Nostalgia for Rob Lowe's portrayal? Horror at the uncanny valleyness of Reba's costume? Disappointment that it's taken so long for KFC to catch up with the 21st century?

"Always thought we'd have a woman president before we had a woman Colonel Sanders tbh," said one person on Twitter. Another added, "Please bring back Norm Mcdonald as Col Sanders, he was awesome."

Reba, you have done done it again, 🙌🏽🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 & yes I do mean the KFC commercial!!!!!🙌🏽😂🔥🔥🔥 You should start back doing more commercials like this their could never be enough I LOVE THEM, YOU, & ALL THAT SASSINESS of yours 😂😂😂😂💖💖💖